China Tech Shares Sink as US Export Curbs Raise Chip Sector Hurdles

China Tech Shares Sink as US Export Curbs Raise Chip Sector Hurdles
A man walks outside the Tencent headquarters in Nanshan district of Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China, on Sept. 2, 2022. David Kirton/Reuters
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SHANGHAI, Oct 10—Shares in Chinese tech giants Alibaba Group and Tencent as well as in chipmakers slumped on Monday, as investors were spooked by new U.S. export control measures aimed at slowing Beijing’s technological and military advances.

The Biden administration published a sweeping set of export controls on Friday, including a measure to cut China off from certain semiconductors made anywhere in the world with U.S. equipment.